Artificial lure with trapezoidal shape

ABSTRACT

An artificial lure has an elongated body which is shaped as tetrahedron and provided with connectors for attaching a fishing line and a fishing hook to the body.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to artificial lures.

Artificial lures are well known for fishing. They have a variety ofdesigns which are developed for the purpose of increasing theattractiveness of the lure to fish and thereby to improve fishing take.It is believed to be understood that it would be desirable to increasefurther the attractiveness of the lure to fish and to increase thereforefurther the fishing take as as result of the use of such a lure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide anartificial lure which has a high attractiveness to fish.

In keeping with these objects and with others which will become apparenthereinafter, one feature of the present invention resides, brieflystated, in an artificial lure which has a body having a shape oftetrahedron. When the lure is designed in accordance with the presentinvention, it achieves the above specified objects.

The novel features of the invention are set forth in particular in theappended claims. The invention itself however both as to itsconstruction and its manner of operation will be best understood fromthe following description of preferred embodiments which is accompaniedby the following drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of an artificial lure in accordance with thepresent invention;

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are a plan view and two cross sections of the lure ofFIG. 1;

FIGS. 5 and 6 are views showing a side view and a plan view of theartificial lure in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 are a side view, a plan view and a cross section of theartificial lure in accordance with still another embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIGS. 10, 11, 12, 13 are views showing four further embodiments of amulti-part artificial lure of the present invention;

FIGS. 14 and 15, 16 and 17, 18 and 19, are a side view and a plan viewof three further embodiments of the artificial lure as to the connectionof a fishing line and a fishing hook to the lure; and

FIGS. 20, 21, 22 and 23 illustrate still further embodiments of theinventive artificial lure.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

An artificial lure in accordance with the present invention has a bodywhich is formed as tetrahedron as identified with reference numeral 1 inFIGS. 1-4. A fishing line 2 is connected with one end of the body 1,while a fishing hook 3 is connected with another end of the same. Theconnections are performed in a known manner, for example by passing wireconnectors through holes in the body and connecting of their oppositeends with the fishing line and the fishing hook respectively.

While in the embodiment of FIGS.1-4 the body of the lue extendsrectilinearly, the body 1' in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 iscurved along the longitudinal axis of the body in a vertical directionand in a horizontal direction. It is to be understood that the body canbe curved only in one direction. When the body of the lure is curved itis possible to vary the nature of gliding of the lure during itsmovement through water.

As shown in the embodiment of FIGS.7 and 8 the corners of the triangularsides of a body 1" can be rounded so as to impart to the lure the shapeof a small fish. Also the corners of the triangles which intersect oneanother can be rounded as well (FIG. 9).

The body of the lure can be composed of several parts. In FIG. 10 parts5 and 6 of a body 1^(iv) are connected with one another by a verticalaxle 7. In FIG. 11 parts 8 and 9 of a body 1^(v) are connected with oneanother by a horizontal axle 10. In FIG. 12 parts 11 and 12 of abody^(vi) are connected with one another by a cross-shaped member 13.Finally, in FIG. 13 three parts 14, 15 and 16 of a body 1^(vii) areconnected with one anither by a vertical axle 17 and a horizontal axle18. It is to be understood that the parts of the body 1^(vii) in FIG. 13can be connected by only horizontal or only vertical axles.

FIGS. 14 and 15 show a lure for a vertical luring, in which the fishingline 2 is connected with the rear end of the body 1, while the fishinghook 3 is connected with the front end of the body and extends upwardly.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 16 and 17 the lure of a vertical luring hasthe fishing hook 3 connected to the rear end of the body and the fishingline 2 connected to the body by a loop 21 near the point where avertical line extending through the center of gravity of the bodyintersects the upper surface of the latter.

In the two embodiments shown in FIGS. 18, 19 and 20, 21 a body 1^(viii)has a plurality of openings 22 which are spaced from one another in alongitudinal direction. The fishing line can pass through any of theopenings to be connected to the hook. When the fishing line passesthrough the central opening (FIG. 18) the lure is balanced, when itpasses through n opening located closer to the rear end the lure istiltable rearwardly, and when it passes through an opening locatedcloser to the front end the lure is tiltable forwardly, as in FIGS. 20and 21 respectively.

Finally, the hooks 3 can be located at both lateral sides of the body asshown in FIG. 22, or at the rear and front ends as shown in FIG. 23. Inthe latter case the fishing line can be connected to the body in a pointwhich is either equidistant from the hooks, or located in the point ofintersection of a vertical line extending through the center of gravityof the body and its upper surface.

The lure in accordance with the present invention can be utilized inthree different types of luring. The lures of the embodiments of FIGS.1-4 and 14-15 can be used for fishing by spinning or trolling. The lureof the embodiment of FIGS. 1-4 can be used for fishing by verticalluring of big fish of prey. The lures of the embodiments of FIGS. 16-21can be used for fishing with a vertical luring by "death dance"resembling the movements of dying fish which dips head forward by 1/2-1foot and then swims upwardly by small jolts to the same water level.Fish of prey which sees such a dying fish immediately catches it. Inthis mode the lure is sharply lowered by 178 -1 foot, then raised bysmall pushes(5-6 pushes) up to the former level, then make a pause for2-6 sec, and repeat the cycle again. During the sharp lowering of thelure, it glides downwardly and sideways as a fish, and then is returnedto its initial position.

The invention is not limited to the details shown since variousmodifications and structural changes are possible without departing inany way from the spirit of the present invention.

What is desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth inparticular in the appended claims.

I claim:
 1. An artificial lure, comprisingan elongated body having ashape of tetrahedron with two congruent plane triangles forming upperand lower surfaces and two further congruent plane triangles forminglateral surfaces of said body, said body having two opposite ends, saidupper and lower surfaces intersecting one another at one of said endsand forming a horizontally disposed edge, said lateral surfacesintersecting one another at the other of said ends and forming avertically disposed edge, said body having any cross section along alongitudinal axis formed as a rectangle.
 2. An artificial lure asdefined in claim 1; and further comprising means for attaching a fishingline and means for attaching a fishing hook to said body.
 3. Anartificial lure as defined in claim 1, wherein said body has alongitudinal axis and is curved in a horizontal direction along saidlongitudinal axis.
 4. An artificial lure as defined in claim 1, whereinsaid body has a longitudinal axis and is curved in a vertical directionalong said longitudinal axis.
 5. An artificial lure as defined in claim1, wherein said body has a plurality of corners, at least some of saidcorners are rounded.
 6. An artificial lure as defined in claim 1,wherein said body has a plurality of corners, said corners beingrounded.
 7. An artificial lure as defined in claim 1, wherein said bodyhas at least two parts pivotally connected with one another; and furthercomprising means for connecting said parts with one another andincluding a substantially vertical pivot axle.
 8. An artificial lure asdefined in claim 1, wherein said body has at least two parts pivotallyconnected with one another; and further comprising means for connectingsaid parts with one another and including a substantially horizontalpivot axle.
 9. An artificial lure as defined in claim 1, wherein saidbody has at least two parts pivotally connected with one another so thatsaid parts can rotate relative to one another about vertical andhorizontal axes but cannot rotate relative to one another aboutlongitudinal axis; and further comprising means for pivotally connectingsaid parts with one another, including a cross shaped member.
 10. Anartificial lure as defined in claim 1, wherein said body has three partspivotally connected with one another; and further comprising means forconnecting said parts with one another and including two axles extendingtransversely relative to each other.
 11. An artificial lure as definedin claim 10, wherein said axles of said connecting means extendperpendicularly relative to one another.
 12. An artificial lure asdefined in claim 10, wherein said axles extend relative to one anotherat an angle which differs from 90°.
 13. An artficial lure as defined inclaim 1, wherein said body has front and rear ends and is provided withfirst attaching means at said front end for attaching a fishing line andsecond attaching means at said rear end for attaching a fishing hook toextend rearwardly and upwardly.
 14. An artificial lure as defined inclaim 1, wherein said body has a front end and is provided withattaching means at said front end for attaching a fishing hook to extendrearwardly and upwardly.
 15. An artificial lure as defined in claim 1,wherein said body has at least one opening located near a point ofintersection of a vertical line extending through a center of gravity ofsaid body and an upper surface of said body, for passing a fishing linethrough said opening.
 16. An artificial lure as defined in claim 1,wherein said body has a plurality of opening spaced from one another ina longitudinal direction and located near a point of intersection of avertical line extending through a center of gravity of said body and anupper surface of said body, so that a fishing line can be selectivelypassed through one of said openings.
 17. An artificial lure as definedin claim 1, wherein said body has two lateral-sides each provided withmeans for attaching a fishing hook to said body.
 18. An artificial lureas defined in claim 1, wherein said body has front end rear ends eachprovided with means for attaching a fishing hook to said body.